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In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
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Springfield, Missouri
City in Missouri, United States
Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 487,061 in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. He earned…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hickok–Tutt shootout
1865 gunfight between Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt
The Hickok–Tutt shootout was a gunfight that occurred on July 21, 1865, in the town square of Springfield, Missouri between Wild Bill Hickok and gambler Davis Tutt. It is one of the few recorded instances in the Old West of a one-on-one pistol quick-draw duel in a public place,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Davis Tutt
19th-century American Old West gambler
Davis Kasey Tutt was an American Old West gambler and former soldier, best remembered for being killed during the Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout of 1865, which launched Wild Bill Hickok to fame as a gunfighter.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)